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Michele Parkhill

Graduate Profile: Michele Parkhill

When Michele Parkhill visited Alma College during her senior year of high school she noticed psychology Professor Gwyneth Beagley playing with a lab rat.

She knew immediately that she would major in psychology.

“Later, the enthusiasm and genuine love for the field of psychology that all of the professors exhibited were contagious,” the 2001 graduate says.

“The best part about Alma — and the psychology department in particular — is the personal attention you get from professors. That investment in students is so far above what other universities and colleges offer,” she says.

Michele Parkhill

Michele Parkhill

The religious studies minor completed her doctorate in social psychology at Wayne State University.

She is now a research scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle. She plans to continue doing research and to become a professor within the next few years.

Attracted to Alma by the campus, location and professor interaction, she volunteered with the Women’s Aid Shelter and was also active in Alpha Phi Omega while at Alma.

 

Spring Term at Alma is a one-month immersion on a single academic topic that offers learning experiences not typically available during the more traditional 15-week fall and winter terms. For example, during Spring Term ‘07 students explored important cultural sites in China, worked to restore a Jewish Holocaust cemetery in Poland, analyzed ethic politics in Scotland, and studied medieval literature in London.

 

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Robyn Woolcock
Graduation: 1976
Major: Psychology

At her brother’s suggestion Robyn Laird Woolcock came to Alma College planning on being a school psychologist. The faculty and vast research opportunities kept her on track to her goal.

“One of the great benefits of going to a small school is that undergraduate students have the opportunity to work directly with faculty on research or other types of projects,” the 1976 graduate says.